jul 7, 1880 - Transformation Mask

Description:

Medium: wood. paint, string

Date: late 19th century

Location: Northwest coast of Canada

Artists: Kwakiutl

Content: bird shape

Context: masks worn by native people of the Pacific Northwest, western Canada and Alaska

Function: worn over the head as part of a complete body costume, can be opened

Form:can be transformed by strings

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